General Information & Booking Conditions
Catering – non-residential students
During breaks we provide coffee/tea for adults and squash for children. Children attending full day courses should bring a packed lunch to be eaten in a supervised area during the lunch break. Adults may eat in one of the many cafes or restaurants in town or bring a packed lunch.
Payment and Cancellations
1. Payment can be made by cheque, credit card or by direct bank transfer. Please contact Uppingham Summer School for details if you wish to pay by bank transfer. Cheques should be made payable to 'Uppingham School'.
2. For courses costing £250 or less, payment is required in full at the time of booking.
3. An early booking discount of 10% will apply to bookings for children's residential courses (excluding Festival of Sport) made before 31st March, 2012, provided FULL payment is received at the time of booking.
4. Otherwise, places on courses costing £250 or more (children's residential courses) can be secured by payment of a deposit of £50, with the balance payable by 30th June. Credit or debit cards used for deposit payments will automatically be debited with the balance due on this date, so please ensure it will still be valid.
5. Places on any Summer School courses are not guaranteed until confirmed in writing by Uppingham Summer School.
6. A cancellation is only effective when notification is received in writing by Uppingham Summer School. The following cancellation charges will apply:-
Cancellation more than 90 days before course start – full refund
Cancellation less than 90 days but more than 30 days from course start – administration charge of £50 will be levied.
Cancellation 30 days or less from course start – full sum due
7. Uppingham Summer School regrets it is unable to offer refunds in the event of late cancellation due to illness or injury.
Windmill House Trust
The Windmill House Trust provides grants through educational organisations in the vicinity of Uppingham, to support cultural activities that involve children from the ages of 3 to 12 years. The Trustees will consider a diverse range of projects, but will give particular consideration to the promotion of art, music, drama, poetry and natural history, and have therefore included a grant to provide subsidised places on a number of Uppingham Summer School courses in the programme for 2012. Please contact Uppingham Summer School for further details and an application form.
General
- 1. Uppingham Summer School reserves the right to cancel a course if numbers enrolled have not reached a minimum requirement which varies from course to course.
- 2. The Summer School reserves the right to change advertised tutors/coaches and amend the programme where it is found to be unavoidable or in the best interests of the students.
- 3. Uppingham Summer School reserves the right to exclude any student if, in our view, the student's presence makes it difficult for the course to function properly.
- 4. Uppingham Summer School will not accept responsibility for any loss of enjoyment due to adverse weather conditions, industrial disputes or any other cause beyond the control of Uppingham Summer School. Although we aim to offer a wet weather alternative, this cannot always be guaranteed.
- 5. Where any student or parent/guardian has any concern or complaint about any course or any aspect of the course, he/she should address the matter immediately in writing to the Uppingham School Enterprise Manager. Our aim is to ensure courses fulfil expectations as far as possible, and we would always wish to rectify any issues raised. We regret we are unable to offer any recompense for complaints not brought to the attention of the Enterprise Manager at the time.
- 6. Full details of your course, including a list of any materials that may be required, will be sent to you 1 month before the start of the course.
- 7. Uppingham Summer School or a representative may photograph courses and participants. Photographs will be used for marketing and promotional activities such as the Summer School brochure, advertising, website and on social networking websites. By agreeing to the terms and conditions, consent will be presumed unless Uppingham Summer School is notified in writing in advance of you or your child attending the course.
- 8. Smoking is not permitted in any of Uppingham School's buildings.
Parental Consent Forms
Parents/guardians booking places for children on courses will be sent an Uppingham Summer School Parental Consent Form for each child attending. This must be completed and returned PRIOR to arrival and should include emergency contact details for all children and young people aged seventeen and under. Forms will be sent with confirmation to parents/guardians booking by post and will be available to download from the Uppingham Summer School website for those booking online. Please note that children may not attend any course unless a Parental Consent Form has been received by Uppingham Summer School before arrival.
10% Early Booking Discount
An early booking discount of 10% will apply to bookings for children's residential courses (excluding Festival of Sport) made before 31st March, 2012, provided FULL payment is received at the time of booking.